I just realized today that April is almost over!! Why does time always seem to drag when you don't want it to, but when life is really good, it goes by really fast? One of those great mysteries I guess. At least we've had a great month, filled with lots of friends and activities.
The day before Easter we had dinner with some friends, and the kids got to color eggs and then have an Easter egg hunt together before dinner. Their middle son Zack is just about Colby's age, so of course Colby was thrilled to share that with his friend.
Easter Sunday was beautiful. Brian sang bass in a quartet during sacrament meeting. They had been practicing like crazy for weeks, and it turned out really well. I got compliments throughout church on my husband's great voice :) Colby's thrill of the day was his letter from the Easter bunny informing him that his Bakugan trap was on its way and the mailman would bring it to him soon (yeah, trying to get that on time was an adventure in itself. Who bought all the Bakugan traps in Utah county, anyway?). Oh, and the Ben 10 DVD was pretty cool too....
Another big event this month was . . . dum, dum, dum: Brian's Birthday! We finally got to go on a date, and I took him out for lunch at Tucano's Brazilian Grill. That place is awesome! If anyone loves meat of any sort, you need to try it once. They have a buffet with sides and salads, and then they just bring out spit after spit of grilled meat, pineapple and vegetables that the waiters take around to all the tables and ask if you want any. Word of warning: don't bother ordering an appetizer. You won't have room.
He also got his favorite cake this year - German chocolate. He got the whole thing too, since Colby and I don't like coconut. Yuck!
But the part he was
really excited about was his present. Actually, this is his birthday, anniversary, Christmas, Father's Day, etc. present for the last year and the rest of this year (and maybe a little longer). That's right. It's a 2009 Harley 883 Sportster Low. He's completely smitten with it. It kicked my car out of the garage. Everyone who thinks Brian has the best wife on the planet, please raise your hands :)
Colby has been saving up for a Bakugan Trap for a while with his extra chore money. We have one "extra" chore he can do each day apart from his regular chores and he gets paid for those. He's actually getting pretty good at cleaning his bathroom by himself. 
This morning he finally had enough to go buy his trap. I've never seen him put his shoes on and get in his booster seat so fast before.
